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B2 – Upper intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day, people are executed by the state as punishment for a variety of crimes. Read the article below and express your thoughts about the death penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article below and be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States still\u00a0executes\u00a0criminals for very serious crimes. People who support the death penalty believe that the fear and threat of death\u00a0reduce\u00a0serious crimes. However, opponents don’t believe this argument. And, maybe more importantly,\u00a0innocent\u00a0people could be put to death. More than 200 prisoners previously on death row have been freed because DNA showed that they didn’t commit the crime.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

States may get rid of the death penalty not because of ethical reasons, though. Because many states face budget crises, financial reasons may push along the change. Prisoners on death can row can\u00a0appeal\u00a0the decision, and it may take ten or twenty years before the person is finally put to death. That means it costs roughly $4 million per prisoner, which is a\u00a0ridiculously\u00a0high cost.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life on prison without any chance to get out costs ten times less than an execution. That’s a lot of money, even in more economically\u00a0stable\u00a0times. But politicians are looking closely at budgets in order to cut costs and make ends meet. Fewer death sentences may be the result.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: headsupenglish.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. What do you think about the death penalty? Why?
2. Can you think of three reasons why supporters think the death penalty works?
3. Can you think of three reasons why opponents think the death penalty doesn’t work?
4. Does your country have the death penalty? Why\/not?
5. How can serious crimes be reduced? Think of three reasons with a partner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B2 – Upper intermediate Every day, people are executed by the state as punishment for a variety of crimes. Read the article below and express your thoughts about the death penalty. Read the article below and be ready to answer the questions that follow. The United States still\u00a0executes\u00a0criminals for very serious crimes. 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